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2003 Ford Crown Victoria electrical system problems

33 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2003 Ford Crown Victoria cite electrical system, 11% of all 289 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.

Complaints
33
11% of all complaints
Crashes
3
Reported by owners
Fires
2
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the electrical system

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“I brought this vehicle into the dealership for safety recall 15s39. There were no problems with the vehicle prior to taking it in. When I received the vehicle back from the dealer they had admitted to not completing all the steps in the safety recall. Now that I have the vehicle the dealer returned it to me with the following issues: all of the interior and exterior lighting including the headlights do not work and the air bag light is illuminated. A supervisor at Ford customer service said they refuse to do anything about the new problems they caused. She stated that "well, it's a pretty old car." I don't think the age of the car should give Ford a pass to not fix a safety recall. The fix for their safety recall only created safety problems with this car - namely the air bags may not work.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 7, 2025Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Air bagsODI 11659563
“MY HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK UNTIL EVER NOW & THEN THE ONLY ONE THAT WORK IS THE RUNNING LIGHTS 🤨 I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE BUT IT WASN'T ON MY VEHICLE 🤦🏾‍♀️ I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND CAUSE I HAVING PROBLEMS WIT MY 3003 LIKE OTHER PPL 🤷🏾‍♀️”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 24, 2019Electrical system, Exterior lightingFire reportedODI 11182182
“HELLO I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE THE 03 CROWN VICTORIA HAD A RECALL ON THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN REPLACE IN MY CAR BUT FORD IS UNWILLING TO GIVE PART TO FIX”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 15, 2017Electrical system, Exterior lightingODI 10945430
“I HAVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I ONLY HAVE 2 SPEEDS ON MY WIPERS. EITHER THE SECOND INTERMITTENT, OR FULL SPEED. WHILE ON FULL SPEED, IF I TURN ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE WIPERS STOP. A WHILE BACK, MY HORN WOULD JUST HONK ON ITS OWN. THE WORST, WHICH MADE ME TAKE OUT THE FUSE, WAS AT 3:30AM ONE NIGHT THE HORN JUST WOULDN'T STOP. I WAS ASLEEP IN THE HOUSE. THE WINDOWS WORK, SOMETIMES. I CAN ROLL DOWN THE PASSENGER WINDOW WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE BUTTON, BUT HAVE TO REACH ACROSS THE CAR TO ROLL IT UP WITH THE OTHER DOOR SWITCH.MY LIGHTS, THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT'S DARKER OUTSIDE, SEEM TO BE ON NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY IT IS. I KNOW IT IS AN OLD CAR, BUT FOR SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE WIRED THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IT MAKES ME THINK THAT PART OF THAT IS ONE OF YOUR RECALLS. I TRIED SEARCHING BY VIN, BUT IT KEPT TELLING ME TO ENTER A VALID VIN. I CHECKED IT AGAIN, WROTE IT DOWN TWICE, AND TRIED AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED THAT YOU HAVE A RECALL ON THE WHEELS FOR THIS CAR AS WELL. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES 4 TIMES, AND THE VALVE STEMS TWICE. FOR THREE YEARS NOW, I HAVE DRIVEN ON BAD, OR NEW…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 7, 2016Electrical system, Wheels, Visibility/wiperODI 10904569
“FIRST TAKA TAKE AIRBAG ON JAN.1ST 2008 I'M HIT A DEER AND I'M HAD TO REPLACE MY WHOLE FRONT EVEN THE HOOD THE ,AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN FACT IT IS STILL ON BUT THE BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE LIGHTS INSIDE MY TRUCK STAYS ON FOR 30 MINUTES AND THE ALARM WILL NOT SET AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. MY SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SOUNDS AS IF THE BRAKE CALIBER IS LOOSE WHEN MOVING YOU CAN HEAR IT WHEN TURNING I TOOK OFF THE WHEEL, AND I CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 30, 2016Suspension, Electrical system, Exterior lightingCrash reportedODI 10881922
“I BOUGHT MY FORD CROWN VIC 3 YEARS AGO PAID 6000 DOLLARS, WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COST ME 2500, THEN HORN WOULD GO OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF TILL I PULLED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE OFF. TWO WEEKS LATER THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE STARTED MAKING A LOUD BEEPING SOUND, THEN MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I REVIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD AND IT SAYS TAKE MY CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I HAD TO PAY 85 DOLLARS TO CHECK AND SEE IF THE LIGHTING MODULE WAS BAD OR NOT IF IT WAS THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE, BUT THERE COULD BE ADDITIONAL COST TO PAY AND I WOULD NOT GET MY 85 DOLLARS BACK NO MATTER WHAT. I HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS OF MY OWN, AND IF I SOLD SOMETHING THAT DID NOT WORK I WOULD FEEL BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO FIX OR REPLACED IT OR BE SUED.WHAT CAN I DO MY NAME IS [XXX] MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS [XXX] AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] THANK YOU *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 6, 2016Power train, Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Visibility/wiperODI 10824617

Showing 6 of 33 reports. Read every report on NHTSA.gov.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Related recalls

1 recall on this component

Electrical system: interior

Free remedy

ON CERTAIN POLICE INTERCEPTORS (CVPI) AND COMMERCIAL HEAVY DUTY (TAXI) VEHICLES, AT EXTREMELY HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES, THE SOUND INSULATING PANEL, LOCATED UNDER THE VEHICLE POSITIONED BETWEEN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE UNDERBODY, COULD SAG AND POSSIBLY CONTACT THE SURFACE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

Electrical systemReported May 9, 2005NHTSA 05V206000
Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Nov 10, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.